green frog

Meanings

noungreen frog (plural green frogs)

A frog of eastern North America, Lithobates clamitans.
Any frog of the family Ranidae; a true frog or ranid.
Beginning around 34 million years ago, the green frogs (Ranidae) arrived, perhaps from Asia or Africa.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 60

nounsimilar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of United States and Canada

Similar

spring frogRana clamitansLithobates clamitans

Broader

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